In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss Beta 1.17.10.22, for Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.17, which introduces Candles into the game, makes changes to gameplay and mobs, and fixes a bug where using a fire charge to light objects (such as Candles) may cause the game to crash. Plus, we have a listener comment from Zebulan on our YouTube channel about the possibility of Dirt, Gravel and Sand layers, how the brush from the upcoming Archaeology update could be involved and why we don't have Smooth Sto...
Jun 16, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the Minecraft features they haven't used this season from the 1.16 Nether Update, as they look forward to The Ripple Effect updating to 1.17 The Caves and Cliffs update, Part 1. Plus, a reminder that Minecraft Earth will come to an end on June 30th with player data (excluding Character Creator and Minecoin entitlements) will be deleted on July 1st. Also, DuDs and Jimbo answer listener comments from Awesam2399 asking if they would like to see Bedrock and Ja...
Jun 09, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss Pre-release 1, for Minecraft 1.17, which brings back Candles that now have a different texture when lit and adds eleven new advancements. Plus, this snapshot also adds an outer glow to signs when using Glow Ink making them more readable. Also, DuDs and Jimbo discuss a tweet from kingbdogz about missing variants of existing blocks in the game, and we have listener comments from Link and RebelJC. Minecraft 1.17 Pre-release 1: https://minecraft.net/en-us/arti...
Jun 02, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 97
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w20a, for Minecraft 1.17, which actually makes Geodes rarer this time, tilling Rooted Dirt with a Hoe will now convert it into Dirt; popping out a Hanging Roots item, Axolotls will now only play dead when in water and Llamas no longer spit at players in peaceful mode. Plus, this snapshot also adds a new NBT tag for entities “HasVisualFire”, which will cause the entity to visually appear on fire, even if they are not actually on fire. Also, DuDs...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w19a, for Minecraft 1.17, which removes unfinished items (Sculk Sensor, Bundles, and Candles) from the creative inventory along with their (Bundles and Candles) crafting recipes. Plus, the snapshot also updates the game to Java 16 and increases the maximum length of item names in the anvil UI from 35 to 50 characters. Also, DuDs and Jimbo explain what they like and don't like about the decision to split the Caves and Cliffs update into 1.17 and...
May 19, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w18a, for Minecraft 1.17, which makes a few small changes to the game including infested blocks are no longer instantly destroyed, screaming goats will use their ram attack more often than other goats and when an anvil breaks your item will no longer end up on the floor. Plus, we have a bumper edition of listener comments with seven questions from our Discord. Also, DuDs and Jimbo pick the date they think the caves and cliffs update will be rel...
May 12, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 94
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w17a, for Minecraft 1.17, which makes the Large Ore Veins slightly rarer and slightly smaller (but they are still large!), Copper Ore now drop 2-3 raw copper when mined or more with Fortune and Small Dripleaves can now also be placed on Moss Blocks. Plus, we have an e-mail from Noi about taming a Ravager from Episode 5 and a Discord question from DirtyBlonde655 about what features could tempt DuDs and Jimbo away from Java and have them switch t...
May 05, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w16a, for Minecraft 1.17, which tweaks the textures of raw ores and raw ore blocks, introduces dripstone growth and large, rare, snake-like underground ore veins. Plus, we have a question from our Discord members Genisis9032 about what new building DuDs and Jimbo would like added to villages and what kind of villager would work there. Also, the top ten datapacks they think should be part of vanilla Minecraft including shulker box tooltips, work...
Apr 28, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 92
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the recent announcement from Mojang that the Caves and Cliffs update will be split into two. The first will be 1.17, which will be released in summer without the new world height or cave generation (although a datapack will be available); this update will include the Goat, Axolotl and Glow Squid along with the new blocks, items and ores. The second update, which will be known as 1.18, is planned for release around the holiday season and will include all th...
Apr 21, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 91
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w14a, for Minecraft 1.17, which adds Raw Copper, Iron, and Gold to the game and allows fully oxidized Copper to be waxed. Plus, we have questions from our Discord members Tarkio and RebelJC about a range of topics from what are DuDs and Jimbo's favourite/go-to build palettes to is Minecraft becoming too easy? Also, big improvements to the main End Island and the Ender Dragon fight in Mending Minecraft. Minecraft 1.17 Snapshot 21w14a: https://mi...
Apr 14, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 90
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w13a, for Minecraft 1.17, which brings the Mountain Goats to Java and adds a metric cube of light to the game! Plus, tweaks to Caves, Ore Distribution and Powdered Snow along with new Dripstone trades for the Mason, and Pointed Dripstone, Rooted Dirt and Moss Block trades for the Wandering Trader. Also, how would DuDs and Jimbo design an April Fool’s Day update for Minecraft? Minecraft 1.17 Snapshot 21w13a: https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/m...
Apr 07, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 89
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo are joined by Prowl to discuss the latest Bedrock Beta for Minecraft 1.17, his Bedrock Guide series and Blaze Farm video. Also, they talk cave generation, Dungeons, Mob spawns, Bundles, Clocks and can you mod Bedrock? Plus, questions from our Discord, including everything from what inspired Prowl to make videos and Bedrock and Java parity to caves vs mountains to build in and mending vs infinity on a bow. Minecraft Bedrock Beta 1.16.230.50: https://feedback.minecr...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 88
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w11a, for Minecraft 1.17, which adds the ability to right-click on or use a dispenser to wax Copper Blocks with Honeycomb, an axe can be used to scrape off the wax and oxidation of Copper Blocks, and a lightning strike hitting Copper will clean its oxidation. The frequency of Diamond Ore blobs has been increased slightly, Moss Blocks can be crafted with Cobblestone or Stone Bricks to make the mossy versions of those blocks, and fully-grown Amet...
Mar 24, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 87
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w10a, for Minecraft 1.17, that adds the Lush Caves underground biome (currently only in single-biome worlds), Cracked Deepslate Bricks, Cracked Deepslate Tiles and an Infested variant of Deepslate. This snapshot also has a number of technical changes including moving the game to the OpenGL 3.2 core profile. Also, the Overworld ore generation has been tweaked with more Emeralds in mountains, more Lapis, less Copper, Gold, and Redstone, smaller D...
Mar 17, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 86
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss Bedrock Beta, 1.16.220.50, for Minecraft 1.17, which introduces a new Mountain generation up to a maximum of 256 blocks height. The Mountains have new sub biomes: Lofty Peaks, Snow Capped Peaks, Snowy Slopes, Mountain Grove, and Mountain Meadow. This BETA also reintroduces the Glow Squid which now emits glow coloured ink particles when hurt and raises world height to 320 blocks. Also, we have a question from ohbeep about how DuDs and Jimbo are preparing fo...
Mar 10, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 85
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w08a, for Minecraft 1.17, that tweaks cave sizes and generation further. Grimstone is now called Deepslate, and we now have Deepslate versions of Iron, Gold, Lapis, Redstone, and Diamond ores. Andesite has been changed out for Tuff, and the snapshot adds Smooth Basalt and Cobbled Deepslate. Also, we have a question from ChiefBigBear about which aspects of Minecraft DuDs and Jimbo thought they would hate when it was first announced but ended up ...
Mar 03, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w07a, for Minecraft 1.17, that introduces Grimstone to the deepest parts of the underground, this new block can be made into a range of variants including Polished Grimstone, Grimstone Bricks, Grimstone Tiles and Chiselled Grimstone, with most of these having a slab, stair and wall option. Also, there have been some updates to world generation and ore distribution, the visuals of some ores and stone types have been changed and the Redstone tab ...
Feb 24, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 83
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w06a, for Minecraft 1.17, that introduces a new cave generation, called the Noise caves, which come in two flavours the Cheese caves and the Spaghetti caves. Aquifers will also now become part of the generation, this is an area within a cave that has a local water level. Also, there are some big changes to world height and some smaller changes to Mineshafts and Dripleafs. Plus, we have a question from RebelJC about the idea of turning Zombies i...
Feb 17, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 82
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w05a, for Minecraft 1.17, that introduces a range of new blocks which will be used inside of the upcoming Lush Cave biome, including azalea bushes, flowering azalea bushes, cave vines, glow berries, drip leaves, hanging roots, rooted dirt, moss, moss carpet and the spore blossom. Also, there is a range of changes including the names of the different states of copper block oxidation, drowned will now drop copper ingots instead of gold ingots and...
Feb 10, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 81
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the release of Beta 1.16.210.57 of Minecraft 1.17 for Xbox One, Windows 10 and Android that brings copper and lightning rods to Bedrock! Also, with very little news and topics to cover, DuDs and Jimbo discuss some random thoughts they have about Minecraft. Plus, In response to DuDs idea for a Witches Journal in last weeks episode, ThomasToSpace lets us know about a resource pack he has created which replaces some of the paintings in the game with education...
Feb 03, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 80
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 21w03a, for Minecraft 1.17, that introduces the Glow Lichen which generates in caves and gives off a light level of seven. We also welcome the winner of the public vote from Minecraft Live 2020 to the game, The Glow Squid, this new variety of the Squid lights up the oceans and drops a new glow ink sac, which can be used to illuminate signs and item frames. Also, they take a look at the light sources in Minecraft, are there enough of them and what...
Jan 27, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 79
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the release of Minecraft 1.16.5 that fixes two critical stability issues. Also, in honour of the Hoe finally becoming useful in the Nether update, they rank their current top five useless items in Minecraft. Plus, FragileRock has a question about how content creating SMPs will respond to Minecraft 1.17, will they upgrade to get the new features or start fresh on a new world? Minecraft 1.16.5: https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-16-...
Jan 20, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 78
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the issues they have with nighttime in Minecraft and how they would fix it, they look at Phantoms, mob proofing areas and how the night can disrupt mob farming. Also, in our very first Mending Minecraft vote, we put three mobs up against each other for your votes and improve the winner. Plus, Minecraft Earth is shutting down in June 2021, with special perks going on at the moment and Firestar has a comment on AFK fishing to get fish drops. Minecraft Earth ...
Jan 13, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 77
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 20w51a, for Minecraft 1.17, that introduces the Axolotls which will swim around with you if you’re holding a tropical fish, chase after squids and other types of fish, will attack Drowned and Guardians if you tempt them with their favourite food and more. Also, Bundles and Shulker box items will now drop their items when destroyed and some changes have been made to Sculk Sensors. Plus, Its the final Block of the Week as we improve the ten blocks ...
Jan 06, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 76
In this episode, CarlRyds takes a look back at some of the best conversations DuDs, Jimbo and our guests have had during our episodes in 2020. Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: aubni, ChiefBigBear, Crock, FragileRock, StoneFigure, TheOfficialCCL, viperoustuna and YDYT. Discord: https://discord.gg/gqnKyeZ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thewitheringeffect Website: http://thewitheringeffect.com/ E-Mail: podcast@thewitheringeffect.com Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/thewitheringeffect/message Twit...
Dec 30, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 75
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 20w49a, for Minecraft 1.17, that introduces the Dripstone Caves biome and Sculk Sensors which adds a range of new systems including Redstone Emission, Wool Occlusion, Vibration Frequencies and more. Also, the fullness of a Bundle now shows up regardless of whether advanced tooltips are on or off, and Stalactites and stalagmites merge if the tips are next to each other unless you press shift while placing. Plus, FireStar has some questions about h...
Dec 09, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 74
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 20w48a, for Minecraft 1.17, that introduces the Dripstone Block which is currently used as a decoration block and Pointed Dripstone which can be placed on the ceiling to make a stalactite or on the floor to create a stalagmite, both of these can cause damage to a player and mobs. Also, changes to the textures of the Amethyst blocks, Candles, Clock, Compass and Lodestone Compass. Plus, wearing any piece of leather armour now prevents freezing enti...
Dec 02, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 73
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo are joined by aubni from The Ripple Effect SMP to discuss the recent tweets by Mojang developers, including changes to the textures of the Sculk Sensor and the new stone Tuff. We also have a demo of how Staglatites will work in Minecraft 1.17 from Henrik. Also, aubni talks about his past mini-games, how he comes up with ideas, the challenges he has faced along the way and maybe even his favourite mini-game of all time. Plus, the Caves and Cliffs update has added s...
Nov 25, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 72
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss snapshot, 20w46a, for Minecraft 1.17, which introduces powder snow (snowier snow) and the ability for the player to experience freezing. Also, we have a listener comment from FireStar about what DuDs and Jimbo think of a vanilla way to start a thunderstorm for a charged creeper farm, or other lightning-based activities. Plus, DuDs favourite block is this weeks Block of the Week. Minecraft 1.17 Snapshot 20w46a: https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-...
Nov 18, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 71
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the first Java snapshot, 20w45a, for Minecraft 1.17, which introduces bundles, candles, lava cauldrons, copper, amethyst, lightning rod, spyglass, tinted glass and shulkers hitting shulkers to make a new shulker. Also, we have a listener comment from DirtyBlonde655 about what DuDs and Jimbo think of a weather update to Minecraft. Plus, they have been doing a lot of base work on The Ripple Effect SMP this week. Minecraft 1.17 Snapshot 20w45a: https://minecr...
Nov 11, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 70
